Siegel J M
Neurobiology Research, Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, California 91343.
J Clin Neurophysiol. 1990 Jan;7(1):49-65. doi: 10.1097/00004691-199001000-00005.
Neurons in the dorsolateral pontine reticular formation, in interaction with other brainstem and forebrain regions, generate the basic phenomena of rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep. Non-REM sleep is the product of multiple control mechanisms in the forebrain and brainstem. Despite considerable progress in the identification of generation mechanisms, the functions of sleep remain a mystery. I hypothesize that REM sleep has a role in the regulation of receptor sensitivity in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
脑桥背外侧网状结构中的神经元与其他脑干和前脑区域相互作用,产生快速眼动(REM)睡眠的基本现象。非快速眼动睡眠是前脑和脑干中多种控制机制的产物。尽管在确定睡眠产生机制方面取得了相当大的进展,但睡眠的功能仍然是个谜。我推测快速眼动睡眠在中枢和外周神经系统受体敏感性的调节中发挥作用。